Ilese News Extra reports that the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun is desperate to commission a model school project in the state capital, Abeokuta, despite warnings by builders that the school building may collapse if some precautionary measures are not taken. The medium claims it has some documents in its possession. Here is the report.…
Year: 2014
AMCON Returns Capital Oil To Ifeanyi Ubah
Ifeanyi Ubah, Chief Coordinator of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, a campaign group for President Goodluck Jonathan re-election ambition, has returned as the MD/CEO of Capital Oil and Gas, nearly 17 months after the company was taken away from him. Following an alleged debt of about N65 billion, the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON,…
IITA Boss, Prof Ogunbodede, In Prison Over N115m Scam
The accused persons Justice Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has remanded the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Ibadan, Professor Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, and three others in Agodi prison in Ibadan. The quartet were arraigned on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by the Economic and Financial…
NBA Wants Tambuwal's Security Aides Restored
Following the withdrawal of security personnel attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has asked the police boss to reverse the order. In a statement signed by its National President, Augustine Alegeh, the lawyers’ body described the situation…
Bayelsa Boat Mishap Leaves PDP Members Dead
Five members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday evening, drowned at a river in Bayelsa State. It was reported that seven other members of the party were rescued from the same boat. The party members were coming from a ward congress held in the state when the unfortunate incident occurred. Among the survivors…
2nd Internet Business Summit Begins November 17
Following the successes recorded in the debut edition of Internet Business Summit in Nigeria, organisers of the event have concluded plans to make the second edition more successful. At the first edition, several people gave testimonies of how their lives were positively impacted by the programme and anticipation for the second is now high. Renowned…
Boko Haram: Army Intensifies Air, Land Raids
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said it has increased its efforts in fighting terrorism in northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released on its website on Saturday, DHQ said the deployment of troops in the troubled regions has already been yielding meaningful results and stressed that the war against insurgency in the country would be…
Violence Erupts At Akwa-Ibom PDP Ward Congress
Pandemonium broke out on Saturday in Akwa-Ibom State at the ward congress of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, when some people engaged in a free-for-all. Several party members were reportedly injured during the fracas, which turned out to be bloody. The incident occurred at Eastern Obolo local government area of the state during the congress.…
Sack NSA, Defence Minister Now—CAN Tells Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has been asked to remove the National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki; and the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau. This call was made by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. The Christian body in Nigeria said this following the recent attacks in Adamawa and Gombe State, where some people lost…
New Video: No Ceasefire Deal With FG–'Dead' Shekau
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, supposedly killed by both the Nigerian and Cameroonian security forces in ‘two’ different gun battles, has rubbished claims by the Nigerian Army that his group sealed a ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government. In a new video released on Friday, the Boko Haram leader, in his usual style, insists…